It’s not summer yet but you long for some fresh green salad or you’re looking for an easy “gourmet” salad to accompany your pork roast or grilled salmon? green salad mix from Neversink Farm photos by coco zordan
A 5-minute recipe to make a dough that will allow you making bread, pizza or focaccia. Isn’t it great? You can use either a food processor or a mixer. Kept in a ziplock the dough will last for at least a week in the fridge. photos by coco zordan
If you have somebody in your family who’s gluten-intolerant (like my daughter Maria) you’ll be happy to discover this irresistible recipe. Its flavor and texture make it the perfect dessert for everybody. I like this cake the next day, when completely chilled: its flavor and texture seem to get better with […]
This is a quick and easy bechamel sauce, base for many recipes. A bit of history: The Béchamel sauce was used for centuries in Tuscan and Emilian cuisine and was imported in France by the cuisiniers of Marie de’ Medici second wife of King Henry IV of France. Then the […]
Here’s an idea for a holiday lunch or dinner. The flavor is really perfect because of the umami taste of both the Parmigiano cheese and the Shiitake mushrooms. You can skip most of the work if you use a prepared bechamel (white) sauce and grated cheese.
Wherever you travel in the Western world, the chances are you’ll never be too far from a restaurant offering Italian food. But is it really Italian? Here an italian food blogger and culinary tour guide Monica Cesarato dispels a few persistent food myths. from “The Local” “The first time I […]
An easy and nutritious recipe that kids will find delicious and is ideal for their lunchbox. Thanks to the garbanzo beans these burgers are rich in vegetable proteins and fiber, both indispensable for a healthy intestinal microflora. photos by coco zordan
Roast your chicken while you’re doing yoga, running on the aqueduct or just sitting at your laptop! Slow-roasting will keep the chicken nice and moist without keeping you in the kitchen. Adding the potatoes to the roasting pot infuses them with plenty of flavour, too. organic chicken from Cowberry Crossing Farm sold […]
Are you looking for an alternative meat that has more flavor and is more healthy than turkey? Here’s an irresistible recipe with rabbit meat taken from “Giallo Zafferano” the most visited cooking website in Italy. Organic rabbit from Southtown Farmphotos coco zordan
Despite I consider myself more or less a pescatarian I can’t resist the nice smell and taste of home-made “polpette” (meatballs) and I’m glad when my kids ask me to make them. Last but not the least making meatballs allows you also to resurrect food leftovers and that’s the reason why there […]